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Family portrait of Chimeris (Phobos and Elyon's great-grandmother) with her daughter Daria (Ari for short)

I wanted to somehow highlight the Escanor's portraits. I added a map of Meridian, which shows the kingdom's borders at the time of the ruler's death. One hangs above almost every portrait of the queen.

These paintings are in a separate room. Phobos never took Elyon there.

I answer on behalf of Prince Phobos in "W.I.T.C.H" ask. I'll try to show you the answer with him. English is not my native language, so there may be mistakes. Please be understanding.

(Part 1 of 2)

Q: Phobos, do you remember when your magic first manifested itself? Tell us Q: So what actually happened to your parents?

Answer: 1) Magic? It was enchanting. It was as if I was born blind, and at that moment I received my sight. And I saw the world in all its splendor. 2) True, it was somewhat... destructive. 3) Mother didn’t appreciate it.

Stages of working on the first page:

I had to work hard on the design of the little Phobos. In the animated series, he is shown only in two variations: an adult man and a teenager. And I needed a child 4-6 years old.

Plus, the adult prince has an eye shape that definitely wouldn’t look normal on a little boy. I looked for examples of other children in the series (mostly Lillian and Christopher) to get a rough idea of the principle and proportions.

He still looks too sweet and naive compared to his adult form. But overall it reflects the magic of the moment. The prince has just acquired the power that no one predicted for him. Everyone expected that only an heiress could be born with a magical gift. Due to his age, he does not yet understand all the responsibility, but he already understands that something amazing has happened.

Since I couldn’t convey the resemblance through facial features, I had to get creative with the outfit and hairstyle. The suit almost completely replicates his teenage look in colors and style (adjusted for size). And his hair looks like he decided at the age of five how he would wear his long braids, but they hadn’t grown out yet :D

That's why Phobos originally stabbed what was there.

Stages of working on the third page:

A few words about why the prince’s magic is shown through plants. I just know from experience that not everyone associates a character with natural ability. In the series this is not stated directly: Elyon can cast thorny vines, and Phobos can use illusions, light streams, lightning and God knows what else :D

A difficult question indeed. I can’t say what exactly was the turning point, but I formed this headcanon.

Maybe it’s because the prince’s entire aesthetic is imbued with images of thorny roses.

Maybe because it was with the help of plants that he captured Elyon at the coronation and sucked out her magic. This was a turning point, very important for the prince, where it would be logical to rely on the force that you understand best.

Maybe due to the fact that he created for himself magical servants (whisperers), who were exactly like plants.

Somehow, from various fragments, the image of Phobos as a magician with predominantly plant abilities came together in my head: D

There's not much more to say at this point without spoilers. Much rests on the second part of the answer, which will most likely be ready by mid-October. I’ll just add: I really like the rocking hugong (like the horses of earthly children) and the meridian globe, on which a rosebud symbolically bloomed.

I specifically found a series where they showed a map of the world so that I could draw the continents similar :D

I love details like this :3

(English is not my native language, so there may be mistakes. Please be understanding)